NATO Chief Warns Against Underestimating Russia Threat

Deaths After Russian Attack on Kramatorsk - Overview of the Situation Once again, Ukrainian civilians fall victim to a Russian rocket attack: Reports emerge of a projectile hitting a restaurant in the city of Kramatorsk. A summary of the overnight developments and a glimpse into the day ahead.

Casualties Reported in Russian Attack on Kramatorsk

According to official statements, several people were killed and dozens injured in a Russian rocket attack on the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced in his evening video address on Tuesday that among the dead was a child. "Such terror repeatedly proves to us and the entire world that Russia deserves only one thing for all its actions: defeat and a tribunal." Zelensky's claims could not be independently verified.

Furthermore, the Ukrainian President dismissed the CEO of the state-owned arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom. The United States announced further military assistance for the country under attack by Russia.

Minister: Restaurant Struck in Attack on Kramatorsk

Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko stated that the Russian army had shelled Kramatorsk twice on Tuesday evening, hitting, among other targets, a restaurant.

Rescue teams searched the rubble for possible survivors. There are reportedly at least three fatalities and over 40 injuries.

Selenskyj Dismisses CEO of State Arms Manufacturer Ukroboronprom

The President's Office in Kyiv issued a decree for the dismissal of Jurij Husyev, the CEO of the arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom. He had held the position since December 2020. According to reports, Herman Smetanin, a 31-year-old chief of the tank factory in Kharkiv, Eastern Ukraine, is expected to succeed him. There is no official confirmation available at the moment.

The Ukroboronprom holding company encompasses all defense enterprises in Ukraine. According to the online newspaper "Ukrajinska Prawda," Zelensky had expected Husyev to increase the production of the short-range missile called Sapsan (Peregrine Falcon).

USA Announces Additional Military Aid Worth Millions for Ukraine

The US government is providing further military aid to Ukraine for defense against the Russian aggression. The Department of Defense in Washington announced a new package of military equipment totaling $500 million (approximately €456 million).

According to the Pentagon, the package includes ammunition for Patriot air defense systems, Bradley armored vehicles, Stinger air defense systems, mine-clearing equipment, as well as thermal imaging systems and night vision devices.

Nawalny on Mercenary Uprising: No One Supported Putin

Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin lacked popular support in the face of the recent mercenary uprising. Navalny's team stated on Tuesday via social media that "At the moment when military columns drove to occupy Moscow, no one stood up to defend Putin." They added, "There was no national unity around him." Navalny suggested that Putin is apparently even less popular among the population than the insurgent leader of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Prigozhin's mercenaries, who had fought alongside the regular Russian army in Ukraine for months, escalated a long-standing power struggle within the Russian military leadership. The Wagner fighters first occupied the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and then continued their march towards Moscow. Their practically unhindered advance was halted only around 200 kilometers from the Russian capital. Later, Putin claimed in a televised address that Russian society had proven its united rejection of the uprising.